Weekend Planner, June 23 – June 25 (VIDEO)

Celebrate the history of Montgomery County this weekend at the annual Heritage Days Celebration on June 24 and June 25. This unique, countywide festival, hosted by Heritage Montgomery, provides visitors the opportunity to explore more than 40 parks, museums, and historic sites all across the county. Special events are planned for many of the sites, including history exhibits, walking tours, children’s games and crafts, live music, and more. Visit HeritageMontgomery.org for a detailed guide/map to all participating sites. Spend the weekend exploring Montgomery County!

Gallery B‘s June exhibit features work by the Bethesda Painting Awards finalists. The exhibit is on display from now through July 1. The July exhibit, Saffron and Tea, features mixed media paintings by Saya Behman. A public reception will be held Friday, July 14 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The “Modern Surrealists” exhibit is on display at the Arts Barn Gallery now through July 4 and features the works of Marco Cuba-Ricsi, John Duke and Thomas Germer.

Waverly Street Gallery’s latest exhibit, Private Moments, is on display now through July 1.

The Glen Echo Park Partnership operates three galleries with ongoing art exhibits. Find more information about their schedule by visiting the website, here. During the months of May through September, Glen Echo hosts Art Walk on the first Friday of the month with open studios and demonstrations throughout the park. Each month the event features different activities.

The Montgomery Countryside Alliance fundraising festival Field & Fiddle includes live music, Jokgu the piano playing chicken from Germantown, vaulting demonstration, and more Saturday, June 24 from 4 to 9 p.m. at Two Farms in Boyds.

Montgomery Parks hosts numerous family friendly events and festivals during the summer months. For more information, visit their website, here.

Theater:

Olney Theatre’s production of My Fair Lady opened Wednesday and runs through July 23.

The Puppet Co. present The Wizard of Oz now through July 23 at the their theater in Glen Echo Park.

The Ankh Repertory Theatre production of the musical Dreamgirls continues through June 25 at Gaithersburg Arts Barn.

The British Players present the murder mystery musical, Something’s Afoot at the Kensington Town Hall from now through June 24.

Coming up: Imagination Stage’s Summer Sunday Fun-days begin July 9. The workshops are designed for 1 to 5 year-olds and include dramatic play, movement, music and visual art based on a popular children’s book.

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